St. Nikolaus (Unterickelsheim)

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The Nikolauskirche in Unterickelsheim

The Church of St. Nicholas is the Lutheran church of the Lower Franconian town Unterickelsheim . It is located in the southwest of the village, surrounded by a cemetery. The church belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Dean's Office in Uffenheim .

history

The history of the church is closely linked to that of the village. A separate church was built in Unterickelsheim early on, and it remained a branch of the Gnötzheim parish for a long time . The church probably dates back to the second half of the 13th century; the tower, which can be dated to the Romanesque period, still refers to this. In 1405 the Unterickelsheimer received an independent parish . In the following period the church was adapted to the new requirements with extensions.

In 1528 the Margraves of Ansbach , the village lords of Unterickelsheim, introduced the Reformation in the village. The Nikolauskirche was converted into a Lutheran place of worship. The current shape of the small nave goes back to the 18th century. Between 1759 and 1760, this part of the building was renewed and the church was raised so that the roof of the nave now extends to the top floor of the tower. The church is classified as a monument .

architecture

The Nikolauskirche is a simple choir tower church . The oldest element is the Romanesque tower, which was originally part of a smaller fortified church . It is stone-sighted and has four floors, which are externally indicated by cornices . Only on the upper floor, where the bell chamber is housed today, are small arched windows with nose tracery . The tower ends with a pointed roof. The choir is vaulted with ribs and a keystone in relief .

The church is east . The nave is plastered and ends with a very high, tiled hipped roof . The building is cleared through by two elongated rectangular windows that are drawn close to the roof ridge. There is only a small rectangular window on the west side. The only access to the Nikolauskirche is on the north side, there are also smaller windows. The interior of the nave is flat .

Furnishing

Sacrament house

The oldest element of the furnishings is the late Gothic tabernacle . It is built into the north choir wall and comes from the church redesign at the beginning of the 15th century. The sacrament house, made entirely of stone, still shows remnants of the medieval coloring. The case is rectangular and framed by two semi-plastic figures. A wrought iron grille blocks the niche. In the center of a keel-arched attachment above the niche is the relief of a chalice with a host. The tabernacle closes at the top with a crenellated frieze . Figures on stepped consoles are surmounted by two canopies. On the left is Jesus as the Man of Sorrows with the crown of thorns. On the right side is the rarely depicted Ecclesia as a symbol of the church. She is blind, wears a crown and is wrapped in a red robe. In her hands she carries a book and a chalice.

Further equipment

The altar retable in the choir , which was built in the early Baroque style and framed by two columns, dates from 1660. The center is a semi-sculptural group of figures with the crucifixion of Christ and the saints Mary and John as assistance figures. The background is a silhouette of Jerusalem with two men in the field, probably the Emmaus disciples. Instead of an extract from the altar, the figure of the risen Christ forms the end of the altar. The predella bears a carved relief of the Last Supper.

The galleries on two sides, which are typical of a Lutheran house of worship , were probably built with two floors around 1760. The parapet is marbled and covered with flower festoons . Originally, three epitaphs from the late 18th century were attached to the outside of the church. Their whereabouts are unclear.

literature

  • Hans Bauer: The Kitzinger Land. Valuables, monuments, curiosities. Volume II . Volkach 2007.
  • Hans Bauer: District of Kitzingen. An art and culture guide . Market wide 1993.
  • Georg Dehio: Handbook of the German art monuments. Bavaria I: Franconia . Munich and Berlin 1999.

Web links

Commons : St. Nikolaus (Unterickelsheim)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bauer, Hans: The Kitzinger Land . P. 177.
  2. ^ Bauer, Hans: District of Kitzingen . P. 97.
  3. ^ Dehio, Georg: Handbook of German art monuments . P. 1047.
  4. ^ Bauer, Hans: The Kitzinger Land . P. 179.
  5. ^ Bauer, Hans: The Kitzinger Land . P. 178.
  6. ^ Dehio, Georg: Handbook of German art monuments . P. 1047.

Coordinates: 49 ° 36 '23.1 "  N , 10 ° 9' 37.8"  E